Client Results

Clinical Colleagues, Inc. (CCI) reduces anesthesia costs by an average of $300,000 annually. One hospital saved an impressive $1.5 million in one year. And health systems, hospitals, and surgery centers can be reassured by the fact that we have consistently met or exceeded our financial projections for 100% of our clients. When we combined patient-centric standardized care, better revenue capture, and a more cost-effective staffing model, the end result is an improved bottom line for your organization.

Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center

When Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Missouri moved into a new, state-of-the-art $173 million facility, an opportunity existed to improve anesthesia operations, while also operating more efficiently from a cost standpoint. HMA Market CEO Charles Stewart and other hospital leaders established a partnership with Clinical Colleagues, tasking the team to develop a new model that would add three new cardiac anesthesiologists, while simultaneously cutting costs within the department. CCI took a patient-centric standardized care approach in evaluating the hospital’s existing anesthesia management practices and protocols, and identified new systems to streamline productivity and improve staffing and scheduling standards. Through implementation of this new model, Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center has documented more than $1.5 million in anesthesia savings, despite adding those three new providers and retaining its existing team of CRNA’s.

What Hospital Leaders Say

“Our hospital needed leadership and management within our anesthesia service line. We forged a partnership with Clinical Colleagues and everything fell into place once they were on board. Our efficiency and quality improved substantially. We were able to expand our anesthesia services and capabilities, leading to better pain management protocols, which in turn led to higher patient satisfaction scores.”